fodgel
[ foj-uhl ]
/ ˈfɒdʒ əl /
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adjective Scot.
fat; stout; plump.
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Origin of fodgel
1760–65; dialect (Yorkshire ) fodge “a short, fat person” + -el adj. suffix
Words nearby fodgel
focus group, focusing cloth, focus puller, fodder, fodderbeet, fodgel, foe, foefie slide, foehn, foeman, foetal
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